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How to pronounce fun in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms merriment, playfulness
Type of diversion, recreation
Derivation funny


I do it for the fun of it.
he is fun to have around.
Type Words
Synonyms playfulness
Type of frivolity, frivolousness
Has types sense of humor, sportiveness, frolicsomeness, whimsicality, perkiness, pertness, puckishness, sauciness, sense of humour, humor, humour, impertinence, impishness, archness, facetiousness, mischievousness, friskiness


he was fun to be with.
Type Words
Synonyms play, sport
Type of humor, witticism, humour, wit, wittiness
Has types punning, clowning, comedy, drollery, funniness, jocosity, jocularity, paronomasia, pun, waggery, waggishness, wordplay


he became a figure of fun.
Type Words
Type of activity


she asked for money and then the fun began.

Examples of fun

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Tap Room fries, billiards and live rock equals a guaranteed fun time in my book.
From the stltoday.com
Reading comprehension has improved as they have become more fluent and it's fun.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Grandparents get to provide the really fun stuff that kids actually use in play.
From the thenewstribune.com
I started tagging along to my sister Brittany's matches, and it looked like fun.
From the news-journalonline.com
The Loon Lake Chalet will be open Saturday and Sunday for seekers of winter fun.
From the sacbee.com
He said after chopping stuff for about six hours, it wasn't much fun any longer.
From the chron.com
Chase Utley gives you the professional at-bat every time and now the fun starts.
From the timesunion.com
That's part of the fun of the book, finding the points of reference, as it were.
From the latimes.com
It was fun while it lasted, but I think the Seattle magic ends at Soldier Field.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • Activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
  • Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
  • Violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
  • Playfulness: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
  • Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair, L.P., is a publicly traded partnership, based in Sandusky, Ohio, USA at its Cedar Point thrill park, that owns and operates amusement parks in North America. ...
  • Fun? is the second album from the British rock band The Candyskins. It contains their hit single "Wembly". It is the band's last release on a major label, being dropped by Geffen following two years of inactivity after its release. ...
  • Recreation is any activity performed during one's leisure or free time. Recreational activities are often done for amusement, enjoyment or pleasure and are considered to be 'fun'. Almost any activity can be considered recreational when engaged in during one's free time.
  • Fun is an album by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston. It was his first major label release, as well as his only album for Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Butthole Surfers member Paul Leary.
  • Fun (often written as fun.) is an American indie pop band based in New York, New York that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format. Ruess left Arizona to develop his career in New York City. Ruess formed the band with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train. ...